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How to Dance Through Time, Vol. I: The Romance of Mid-19th Century Couple Dances.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ballroom dancing--History--19th century.
- Ballroom dancing.
- Dance--History--19th century.
- Dance.
- German (Dance).
- Maxixe (Dance).
- Genre:
- Instructional
- Dance:Ballroom
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (35 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Romance of mid-19th century couple dances.
- Place of Publication:
- Kentfield, CA : Dancetime Publications, [1998-2003?]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- The first volume of How To Dance Through Time leads beginners through the five ballroom dances that were the touchstones of mid-1800s society. Learn couple dances like the Waltz, Galop, Polka, Schottische, and Polka Mazurka; each segment is entertaining and straightforward.Follow along with the instructions, and you'll quickly learn the steps and positions of these basic romantic dances.How to Dance Through Time, Volume I gives clear and repeated "how to" instructions to teach viewers the five dances that were essential for anyone attending a mid-19th century ball. These dances drew couples closer together as they spun through Waltzes or chassed down the room in a Galop (Gallop). For the first time, dance partners held each other in a face-to-face embrace as they turned and swirled around the ballroom.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed December 12, 2018).
- OCLC:
- 780479905
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